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Philippines and US kick off naval exercises amid China tension

MANILA: The armed forces of the United States and the Philippines launched two weeks of joint naval exercises on Monday, reinforcing a close military alliance at a time of regional uncertainty over tensions between Washington and Beijing.

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Ship captains held by Indonesian navy decry bribes and betrayal

Plagued by mosquitoes at night and marauding monkeys by day, ship captain Glenn Madoginog was held for months at an Indonesian naval base before ending up in a cramped prison cell, sleeping alongside convicted murderers and child rapists.

Reuters

Five killed as Typhoon Noru powers across northern Philippines

Philippine’s strongest typhoon this year cuts power and communications to northern areas but spares Manila the worst.

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Deadly Typhoon Noru slams northern Philippines, forces thousands to flee

Five rescuers were killed in the Philippines after they were sent to a flooded village during a powerful typhoon, authorities said Monday, without releasing details on their cause of death.

France 24

Powerful typhoon prompts evacuations in northern Philippines

A powerful typhoon shifted and abruptly gained strength Sunday as it blew closer to the northeastern Philippines, prompting evacuations from high-risk villages and the capital.

WEKU

Thousands in the Philippines are evacuating from the capital ahead of Typhoon Noru

A powerful typhoon shifted and abruptly gained strength Sunday as it blew closer to the northeastern Philippines, prompting evacuations from high-risk villages and the capital.

WEKU

Typhoon makes Philippine landfall, government work suspended

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos declared suspension of government work and classes for Monday as a category 3 tropical storm barrelled through the main island Luzon after making landfall northeast of the capital Manila.

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Marcos: Manila considering deals with Russia

The Philippines is talking to Russia about buying fuel and other key commodities because the country’s national interest overrides potential concerns over the war in Ukraine, says President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

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‘Risks loom large’: Asian Development Bank cuts growth forecast

Manila-based development bank lowers the growth forecast for 2022 from 5.2 percent to 4.3 percent.

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Paving her own path

Layla Sriyanonda is known for her book Life In Flight Mode, published by Salmon Books. It narrates the author's experiences as a flight attendant trainee. Recently, Layla released another book, Mabuhay Manila, or a journal of her days as a make-up trainee in Manila.

Bangkok Post

Woman tells of brutality at hands of Chinese scam gang in Manila

A woman who fled virtual slavery in the Philippines has told police she was one of dozens of Thais lured into working for a romance scam gang run by Chinese, and those who tried to leave were beaten, handcuffed and terrorised with electric shocks.

Bangkok Post

Philippines: All 85 people from burned ferry safely rescued

The Philippine coast guard says all 85 passengers and crew of an inter-island ferry that caught fire near its port destination south of Manila have been rescued and a search effort has been terminated

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More than 80 people have been rescued from a Philippine ferry fire

Philippine coast guard personnel and volunteers have rescued more than 80 passengers and crew of an inter-island ferry that caught fire as it approached a port south of Manila.

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Philippine ferry carrying 82 people catches fire; 73 rescued

The Philippine coast guard says a ferry carrying 82 passengers and crew has caught fire as it approached a port south of Manila and at least 73 of those aboard have been rescued

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Dozens hurt in cash stampede in Philippines

MANILA: Dozens of people were injured in the southern Philippines on Saturday in a crush of students and parents seeking a cash handout ahead of the reopening of schools, authorities said.

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India, Philippines decide to expand ties in fintech, education and defence

The decision was taken at the 13th India-Philippines Foreign Office Consultations and fourth Strategic Dialogue in Manila

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Philippine central bank delivers big rate hike

MANILA: The Philippine central bank on Thursday delivered another large interest-rate increase and signalled it has space to raise borrowing costs further to tackle broadening price pressures.

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Pandemic pushed millions more into poverty in Philippines: govt

MANILA: About 2.3 million people in the Philippines were pushed into poverty between 2018 and 2021, largely due to the economic downturn caused by the pandemic, the statistics agency said on Monday.

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Philippines eyes US helicopters after scrapping Russian deal

Manila's ambassador to Washington says Philippine officials are considering a U.S. offer to provide heavy-lift helicopters after Manila scrapped a deal to buy some from Russia due to fears of Western sanctions

Reuters

Philippines in talks to buy U.S. helicopters after dropping Russia deal

The Philippines is looking to buy heavy-lift Chinook helicopters from the United States, after scrapping a deal with Russia worth 12.7 billion pesos ($227.35 million) in order to avoid sanctions, Manila's ambassador to Washington said on Monday.

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Philippines's Marcos rejects import of 300,000t sugar in lost opportunity for Thailand

MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has rejected a proposal to import an additional 300,000 tonnes of sugar, his press secretary said on Wednesday, despite an earlier announcement of approval by the industry regulator.

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Philippines confirms Russia helicopter deal cancelled over US sanctions

The Philippines has scrapped an order for 16 Russian military helicopters, an official confirmed Wednesday, following reports former president Rodrigo Duterte decided to cancel it due to US sanctions on Moscow.

The Independent UK

Marcos meets Blinken in Philippines amid US-China crisis

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has met U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Manila

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hundreds of Aftershocks Shake Earthquake-hit Northern Philippines

Anxious residents slept outside after hundreds of aftershocks rattled the earthquake-hit northern Philippines, locals said Thursday, as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr flew to the region to inspect the damage. Five people were killed and more than 150 injured when a 7.0-magnitude quake struck the lightly populated province of Abra on…

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7.1-magnitude earthquake hits northern Philippines, 4 killed

MANILA: A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the northern Philippines Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, shattering windows of buildings at the epicentre and shaking high-rise towers more than 300 kilometres away in the capital Manila.

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